Cathkin,_Victoria

Cathkin, Victoria

Cathkin, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

Cathkin is a locality in Central Victoria, in Australia. It is a small stop along the Goulburn Valley Highway, and is approximately 100 km North from Melbourne.

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The railway to Mansfield arrived in the locality from Tallarook in 1890, being closed on 18 November 1978.[2] The last passenger service was on 28 May 1977.[3]

Cathkin was the junction of a short branch railway to Koriella, which opened in September 1890 and was later extended to Alexandra in 1909. The branch closed at the same time as the line to Mansfield.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cathkin (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 August 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.
  3. [3]
    Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 77–82.


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